Serum homocysteine increases after therapy with fenofibrate or bezafibrate.

Presents a pilot study in which triglycerides were measured by an automated enzymatic method in serum using a random-access automated analyser. Results confirming the finding that fenofibrate increases total homocysteine and shows that this increase occurs in therapy with bezafibrate; The increase not due to changes in vitamin concentration; Suggestion of a link to renal function.